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Measurement

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Must of what matters cannot be measured, and our consulting needs to reflect that.

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The numbers in the Scorecard should be weekly activity-based numbers, not the type of high-level numbers you see in a profit and loss statement (P&L).

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Right people in the right seats love clarity. Knowing the numbers they need to hit, they enjoy being part of a culture where all are held accountable.

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When a team composed of the right people in the right seats agree to a number to hit, they ask themselves ‘how can we hit it,’ creating camaraderie and peer pressure.

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With practice, you’ll learn to set targets that are truly specific, measurable, and attainable, which will make you great predictors and ultimately lead to a solid, well-run, and enduring organization.

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There are always measures. If you don’t know what they are, they may be being used against you. Your boss is privately and subjectively evaluating you.

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Effectively managed modern organizations now measure retention in addition to results when they are evaluating a manager.

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…a manager who knows his or her team members one standard deviation better than the average manager produces results that are two standard deviations better than the average manager’s results.

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We have to define what the measure of success is for the behavior we’re expecting to change.

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…defining the right outcomes to measure culture can be quite a challenge. But it is worth the effort.

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